One Thing New Grads Need to Do Right Now

Edit your online presence — it's one part of the job search that's in your basic control. It is essential you clean up your online reputation to the best of your ability before any potential employers get around to finding you on Facebook. You don't have to hide the real you completely, just take out the parts that wouldn't be appropriate for a boss to see including words and pictures. Ask yourself how you'd feel answering questions about any specifics during a job interview, and if you're hesitant about addressing any detail you've shared online then it probably doesn't belong there.

I agree with anne. you dont really have full control over whats online. yeah, you can untag which makes it harder to find, but people are able to find it. thats the problem. God help you when your next boss rreeeeeallly wants to see those keg stand photos someone else decided to put up from that party freshman year that you completely forgot about.

This is silly actually. No one will look for your humiliating pictures when you apply for a job. See this article:
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/06/the-google-guy-those-photos-dont-matter-as-much-as-you-think/
A smart thing to do, however, is a double personality, one public and one private, and to check regularly that they don't link to each other.

The annoying thing about facebook (well, one of the many anymore, I'm really sick of seeing I have 999999 invites for applications and all that crap) is that you have little control over what people post about you. Anyone can access pictures on someone else's account (especially if it's been commented on) that has you tagged in it. So even if you don't put up pictures of you doing a keg stand, it can still potentially be accessed by an employer.